Transformative Tools Start to Take Hold

A critical mass of building information modeling projects demonstrates
the technology’s benefits and its potential for redefining practice

April 2007

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1. Proponents of BIM claim it will accomplish all except which?
a. streamline the delivery process
b. lengthen the time to implement change orders
c. ensure better-coordinated documents
d. provide a basis for more accurate construction

2. Using BIM properly should do all except which?
a. result in better-performing facilities
b. result in a faster construction process
c. produce fewer construction claims
d. result in higher construction costs

3. An object-oriented digital representation of a building is which?
a. a collection of lines on the screen
b. a compilation of integrated, dynamic data
c. photos of a model scanned into CAD
d. a prototype produced by a 3D printer

4. Data contained within a building information model could include which of the following?
a. structural characteristics of beams
b. fire rating of partitions
c. warranties for mechanical equipment
d. all of the above

5. Starting this fiscal year, General Services Administration design and construction teams are required to use BIM for which?
a. spatial analysis
b. energy simulation
c. materials quantity analysis
d. scheduling

6. Within architectural offices, work on a building information model is typically assigned to employees according to which?
a. drawing sheet number
b. building elements, such as the enclosure or vertical core
c. drawing type, such as plans, sections, or elevations
d. design phase

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7. Which is an example of a benefit of using BIM to design buildings?
a. its capability to help detect conflicts between m/e/p systems and other
components
b. its ability to help perform daylight studies and energy analysis
c. its ability to help explore programming issues and urban design
implications
d. all of the above

8. An effort of the National Institute of Building Sciences is which?
a. train people to use software
b. increase use of design-bid-build
c. create standards for the organization and format of the information
contained within building information models
d. blur the distinctions between managers, technicians, and designers

9. Potential users of data in a building information model postconstruction are which?
a. insurers
b. first responders
c. facility managers
d. all of the above

10. Which of the following is not a barrier to the adoption of BIM?
a. implications for changes in workflow
b. changes in the relationships among members of the project team
c. revealing potential problems earlier in the design process
d. changes in firm culture

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